Starting from 3rd place Car 88 Alex Bowman Cincinnati Chevrolet won the 24th Annual Auto Club 400, his 2nd win in 156 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 5 races at Auto Club Speedway. 2nd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota, started from 17th place posted his 16th Top 10 finish in 22 races at Auto Club Speedway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2020. 3rd Place Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet, started from 4th place posted his 14th Top 10 finish in 27 races at Auto Club Speedway.
4th Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 13th place followed by 5th place Car 2 Brad Keselowski America’s Tire Ford, started from 15th place. 6th Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota, started from 28th place followed by 7th place Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet, started from 2nd place. 8th Place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford, started from 6th place followed by 9th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford, started from 5th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 20 Erik Jones Reeser’s Fine Foods Toyota, in 10th place, started from 29th place. Tyler Reddick (11th) was the highest finishing rookie. Ryan Blaney leads the point standings by 11 points over Joey Logano.
The race had 3 Cautions for 13 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 62 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 94 for #14 Crash in Turn 1. 3rd Caution on lap 122 for Stage 2 Conclusion.
The race had 16 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; C. Bowyer 1-10; A. Bowman 11-29; R. Stenhouse Jr 30-35; A. Bowman 36-63; J. Johnson 64-68; R. Blaney 69-70; J. Johnson 71; R. Blaney 72-91; W. Byron 92; R. Blaney 93-123; J. Johnson 124-127; R. Blaney 128; A. Bowman 129; M. Truex Jr 130-132; A. Bowman 133-160; B. Keselowski 161-166; A. Bowman 167-200.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 88, 12, 48, 10, 1, 2, 22, 21, 9, 18
Stage 2 Top 10: 12, 88, 48, 2, 19, 9, 18, 11, 20, 4
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 3
Race Results for the 24th Annual Auto Club 400 – Sunday, March 1, 2020
Auto Club Speedway – Fontana, CA – 2. – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 400. Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 3. Car 88 Alex Bowman Cincinnati Chevrolet 200 Running | |
| 2. 17. Car 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 200 Running | |
| 3. 4. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet | 200 Running |
| 4. 13. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 200 Running | |
| 5. 15. Car 2 Brad Keselowski America’s Tire Ford 200 Running | |
| 6. 28. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 200 Running | |
| 7. 2. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 200 Running | |
| 8. 6. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 200 Running | |
| 9. 5. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford 200 Running | |
| 10. 29. Car 20 Erik Jones Reeser’s Fine Foods Toyota 200 Running | |
| 11. 19. Car 8 Tyler Reddick # I am Second Chevrolet 200 Running | |
| 12. 7. Car 22 Joey Logano Auto Club of Southern California Ford 200 Running | |
| 13. 12. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Quaker State Ford 200 Running | |
| 14. 38. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr Bass Pro Shops Toyota 200 Running | |
| 15. 21. Car 24 William Byron Axalta 24 Tribute Chevrolet 200 Running | |
| 16. 11. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 200 Running | |
| 17. 27. Car 6 Ross Chastain(i) Castrol Ford 200 Running | |
| 18. 18. Car 41 Cole Custer # Production Alliance Group/Haas Ford 199 Running | |
| 19. 16. Car 12 Ryan Blaney BODYARMOR Ford 199 Running | |
| 20. 10. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Kroger Chevrolet 199 Running | |
| 21. 9. Car 42 Kyle Larson McDonald’s Chevrolet 199 Running | |
| 22. 8. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 199 Running | |
| 23. 1. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush/HAAS CNC Ford 199 Running | |
| 24. 25. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Coatings Chevrolet 199 Running | |
| 25. 23. Car 38 John Hunter Nemechek # Fire Alarm Services Ford 199 Running | |
| 26. 24. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 199 Running | |
| 27. 14. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Victory Junction Chevrolet 198 Running | |
| 28. 31. Car 96 * Daniel Suarez Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota 198 Running | |
| 29. 26. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Pala Casino Ford 197 Running | |
| 30. 20. Car 37 Ryan Preece Cottonelle Chevrolet 197 Running | |
| 31. 30. Car 52 JJ Yeley(i) JACOB Companies Ford 197 Running | |
| 32. 32. Car 15 Brennan Poole # CHOC Kids Chevrolet 195 Running | |
| 33. 34. Car 53 Joey Gase(i) One Legacy Ford 193 Running | |
| 34. 36. Car 51 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 193 Running | |
| 35. 35. Car 00 Quin Houff # Victory Weekend Chevrolet 192 Running | |
| 36. 33. Car 77 Reed Sorenson Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 191 Running | |
| 37. 37. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) MANSCAPED/LASVEGAS.NET Toyota 184 Running | |
| 38. 22. Car 95 Christopher Bell # Rheem Toyota 80 Engine |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: No. 37 (penalty) and 47 (penalty). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 37 Mins, 7 Secs. Average Speed: 152.753 MPH. Margin of Victory: 8.904 Seconds. Caution Flags: 3 for 13 laps. Lead Changes: 16 among 8 drivers. Busch Pole Award: Clint Bowyer, #14 179.614 mph.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 8, 2020 – Phoenix Raceway
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